Cloud Slam Progress Update - February

February 28, 2009

Subject: CloudSlam09 - Presenter Communication

Over 95 Submissions At CloudSlam09!

The submission volume reached over 95. Besides the volume, the quality of the submissions received is of the highest degree. Thank you!
The selection committee is working tirelessly to go through the submissions to complete the process by beginning of March. Once we complete the selection process, we will reach out to the presenters with the results. The reason the process takes a while is not just the sheer volume, but we also want to be sure that we follow a fair and balanced approach.

Event Promotion/Sponsorship:

Press Release:

As reported last time we are increasing media coverage of the event.
Below is a link to the last PR:
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Cloudcor-Inc-954335.html

We are planning on releasing additional PRs this and next week. (Stay tuned)

Cloud Slam ‘09 Sponsors:

We are please to announce the following sponsors of Cloud Slam ‘09.

AMD, DataSynapse, Backbone Magazine

A few more sponsors have submitted their applications or are in talks with us. More announcements coming soon!

If you have an interest in supporting the event and take advantage of our sponsorship programs, please contact me at: speakerengagement@cloudslamevent.com

Without your support this event would not be possible.

Product Announcement:
We are in the middle of putting the event calendar together and are considering reserving special product announcement spots.
If you have an interest, please contact me as soon as possible at: speakerengagement@cloudslamevent.com

What Are The Next Steps?

Besides working on reviewing the abstracts we are also targeting to publish a tentative calendar on our website. If you have any preferences and/or restrictions of you presenting please let me know as soon as possible. The event dates are Apr. 20-24, 2009.

Additionally, we are working on panel discussions for CloudSlam09. We are likely to approach you to ask for participation. A panel discussion, just like an individual presentation, will be moderated. More information to come shortly.

System Requirements For Presenters:

Please see: http://support.webex.com/support/system-requirements.html

Sincerely,

Igor Edelman
Cloud Slam ’09, Vice-Chairman